Hidden Half Book Review: from the Remedial Herstory Project

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Hidden Half Book Review: from the Remedial Herstory Project

Read through women's history along with hosts Victoria and Katherine.

12/26/2024

E10 The World That Was Ours, December 2024

This month, step into the shoes of Hilda Bernstein, anti-Apartheid activist and writer, as she recounts the horrors of the 1963-4 Rivonia Trial in her memoir The World That Was Ours. Join Victoria and Katherine as they unpack how memoirs function as historical source, become fans of Nelson Mandela (60 years late), and maybe get a little emotional about the details. We’re not crying, you’re crying! Donate to our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/donate.html⁠⁠⁠ Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wghbc⁠⁠⁠ Buy the book and support independent bookstores at ⁠⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook⁠⁠⁠ Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To buy December’s book, The World That Was Ours by Hilda Bernstein, head on over to Persephone Books (or any second hand retailers): ⁠⁠https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/the-world-that-was-ours⁠⁠ And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

44 min
11/28/2024

E9 A History of Islam in 21 Women, November 2024

This month we’re digging into A History of Islam in 21 Women by Hossein Kamaly. Pop on your explorer’s cap as Victoria and Katherine traverse these rich and varied biographies of muslim women from West Africa to the West Indies, from the birth of Islam to the modern award-winning scholars and artists that shape our world. We’ve got our fair share of thoughts - as usual - so buckle up! Donate to our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/donate.html⁠⁠ Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/wghbc⁠⁠ Buy the book and support independent bookstores at ⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook⁠⁠ Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To buy December’s book, The World That Was Ours by Hilda Bernstein, head on over to Persephone Books (or any second hand retailers): ⁠https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/the-world-that-was-ours⁠ And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠⁠⁠ Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

49 min
10/31/2024

E8 Messalina, October 2024

Join us this month as we discuss our October pick, Messalina: The Life and Times of Rome’s Most Scandalous Empress by Honor Cargill-Martin. Don your togas and enter the toothless Senate as Victoria and Katherine opine on the horrific ideal of Roman womanhood, the author’s deft handling of sources, and the value of finding women’s agency in historical narrative. If you haven’t picked this one up yet, what are you waiting for? Donate to our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠https://www.remedialherstory.com/donate.html⁠ Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at ⁠https://linktr.ee/wghbc⁠ Buy the book and support independent bookstores at ⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook⁠ Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠⁠ Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

38 min
09/26/2024

E7 The Black Angels, September 2024

Join us this month as we discuss our September read, The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis by Maria Smilios. Hosts Victoria and Katherine will unpack the challenges of science narratives, the various shapes of racism in 20th C America and our love of medical horror. Whether you’ve had a chance to pick up this excellent book yet, or are waiting for it to arrive, listen along with us! Donate to our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at https://www.remedialherstory.com/donate.html Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbcBuy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And learn more about the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠ Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

32 min
08/29/2024

E6 Bluestockings: A History of The First Women's Movement, August 2024

In this super-special August episode of the Hidden Half Book Review, Victoria and Katherine congregate, confabulate and converse about all things Bluestockings: The First Women’s Movement with its author, Susannah Gibson! We’ll unpack the stories of the wondrous women, from Elizabeth Montagu to Hester Mulso to Catherine Macauley, exploring the 18th C intellectual history that laid the foundations for the future of women’s rights in the UK. Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at ⁠https://linktr.ee/wghbc⁠ Buy the book and support independent bookstores at ⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook⁠ And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠⁠ Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

36 min
07/25/2024

E5 Vagabond Princess, July 2024

In our July episode of the Hidden Half Book Review, join Victoria and Katherine as we talk all things Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan by Ruby Lal. We’ll dig into the missing Gulbadan at the center of this biography, the historical context of harems, and reflect on the power of women’s stories as history. Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at ⁠www.remedialherstory.com⁠ Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

40 min
06/27/2024

E4 Female Husbands, June 2024

In our June episode of the Hidden Half Book Review, join Victoria and Katherine as we explore Female Husbands: A Trans History by Jen Manion. An excellent scholarly addition to our shelf of trans histories, we’ll recount the stories that touched us, consider the linguistics of transing gender, and get a little bit sentimental about the importance of seeing ourselves in history. Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠⁠ Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠⁠ Support this Work: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠⁠ Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

34 min
05/30/2024

E3 Eve, May 2024

In our May episode of the Hidden Half Book Review, join Victoria and Katherine as we discuss Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon. A fascinating read, we’ll break down how Bohannon skillfully addresses gender essentialism, what aspects of the female body grossed us out (or inspired us!) and whether we finally bought the argument that homo sapiens were, at some point, matriarchal. Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Join the Book Club: ⁠⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠⁠ Shop RHP Gear: ⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠⁠ Support this Work: ⁠⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠⁠ Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

36 min
04/25/2024

E2 Unwomanly Face of War, April 2024

In Episode 02 of the Hidden Half Book Review we pick up the classic, The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich. Join Victoria and Katherine as they learn a little more background on the Soviets in WWII, discuss the sidelining of women’s history, and recall the stories from the trenches that stayed with them. Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Join the Book Club: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club⁠ Shop RHP Gear: ⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/store⁠ Support this Work: ⁠http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving⁠ Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

43 min
04/05/2024

E1 Empress Dowager Cixi, March 2024

In this inaugural episode of the Hidden Half Book Review Victoria and Katherine discuss our March book read, The Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang. Listen along to hear more about this incredible book, spanning Cixi's rise to power, her decades-long career as empress regnant, and the almost Shakespearean ending to her life and her dynasty. Check out the Women's and Gender History Book Club socials at https://linktr.ee/wghbc Buy the book and support independent bookstores at https://bookshop.org/shop/womensgenderhistorybook And learn more about women's history with our partner, the Remedial Herstory Project at www.remedialherstory.com Join the Book Club: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1196889-women-s-gender-history-book-club Shop RHP Gear: http://www.remedialherstory.com/store Support this Work: http://www.remedialherstory.com/giving Host: Victoria Plutshack and Katherine Coumes Editor: Tyler Cardwell Producer: Haley Brook

43 min

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Smart and Informative

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Herstory Lover

Victoria and Kathryn are smart, engaging, and thoughtful consumers of the histories they read about. I really enjoy their style.

Read through women's history along with hosts Victoria and Katherine.

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